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Oklahoma provides impressive educational opportunities for all ages. School-age children have the
option to attend public, private, or home schools. The Sooner State offers higher education
institutions in the form of public universities, private colleges, and community colleges.
Several impressive public universities serve the Sooner State. The University of Oklahoma (OU) in Norman enrolls approximately 30,000 students on
campuses in Norman, Tulsa, and at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. OU offers 153
baccalaureate majors, 133 master’s level majors, 75 doctoral level majors, 20 majors at the first
professional level, and 18 certificates. The Oklahoma
State University System (OSU) is a comprehensive, land grant research university comprised of
several campuses including OSU-Stillwater,
OSU-Tulsa, OSU-Oklahoma City, and OSU-Okmulgee.
OSU enrolls approximately 30,500 students in its system. The University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, founded in 1890, is the state’s oldest
public higher education institution and enrolls over 15,000 students in five undergraduate colleges and
a college of graduate studies and research. Cameron
University in Lawton offers its nearly 5,600 students 12 associate degrees, 63 bachelor’s degrees,
and 7 graduate program master’s degrees. East Central
University in Ada, founded in 1909, enrolls over 4,000 students each semester. Langston University in Langston, founded in 1897, is a land grant institution
offering baccalaureate, associate, master’s, and doctorate degrees, with over 42 programs of study
available. Northeastern State University (NSU) in
Tahlequah, founded in 1851 as the Cherokee National Female Seminary, is the state’s fourth largest
university, with campuses in Tahlequah, Broken Arrow,
and Muskogee. NSU offers 69 undergraduate
degrees, 18 graduate degrees, and 13 pre-professional programs in 5 colleges. Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva offers bachelor’s degrees in over 40
areas of study. Oklahoma Panhandle State University
(OPSU) in Goodwell, founded in 1909, grants baccalaureate degrees in its five academic schools.
Rogers State University in Claremore is a public,
four-year residential university enrolling over 3,800 students in the Tulsa area. Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, founded in 1909 as Southeastern
State Normal School, enrolls over 4,000 students and offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University in
Weatherford, founded in 1901 as the Southwestern Normal School, enrolls over 5,200 students and offers
associate, bachelors, masters, and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees.
The Sooner State is also home to several fine private higher education institutions. The University of Tulsa in Tulsa is a private, doctoral degree-granting,
nondenominational institution founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1894, and enrolls over 4,100
students in 59 undergraduate, 33 graduate, and 9 doctoral programs. The Mid-America Christian University in Oklahoma City offers a liberal arts education
with a Christian emphasis, and provides over 20 major fields of study leading to a degree. The
Oklahoma Christian University of Science & Arts in
Edmond is a comprehensive Christian university serving over 2,400 students on two campuses, and offers
over 60 majors and 30 additional areas of study, in addition to a Master of Arts in Ministry, Master of
Divinity, and a Master of Business Administration. Oklahoma
City University in Oklahoma City offers a United Methodist foundation, and enrolls over 3,600
students in over 60 undergraduate majors, 12 graduate degrees, and other programs. The Oklahoma Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian university that enrolls
approximately 960 students in several campuses throughout the state. Oral Roberts University provides an evangelical Christian education, and offers 61
undergraduate majors, 14 master’s programs, and two doctoral degrees to its approximately 5,100
students. St. Gregory's University in Shawnee,
founded in 1875 by Benedictine monks, is a faith-based university with a Benedictine Catholic tradition
enrolling 800 undergraduate students. The Southern
Nazarene University in Bethany, founded in 1899, offers a liberal arts education with a foundation
of the Church of the Nazarene, and enrolls nearly 2,200 students. Bacone College in Muskogee, founded in 1880, is a four-year liberal arts college
affiliated with the American Baptist Church, and has historically served an educational mission to
Native Americans. Oklahoma Baptist University in
Shawnee, founded in 1910, is a Christian liberal arts university offering 10 bachelor’s degrees in 78
areas of study and enrolling approximately 1,600 students.
Additionally, several community colleges and technical institutes add to the educational wealth in
the Sooner State. These include Carl Albert State
College in Poteau; Connors State College
in Warner; Eastern Oklahoma State College in
Wilburton; Murray State College in Tishomingo;
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College in Miami;
Redlands Community College
in El Reno; Rose State College in
Midwest City; Seminole State College in Seminole;
Tulsa Community College in Tulsa; and Western Oklahoma State College in Altus.
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